YouList – YouTube playlist shortcode
by Birgir Erlendsson (birgire) · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 300+ installs across the portfolio →
A simple shortcode to embed playlists or handpicked videos in a single YouTube™ player.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈260 estimated
Momentum
-35%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “embed”, “playlist” and “shortcode” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 21.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, well behind 6.8.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 5029 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.5.2; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5029 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| embed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| playlist your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| youtube your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| youtube playlist your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “embed”, “playlist” and “shortcode” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 210 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
13.8y ago
latest release · v1.0.6 · 24 Jan 2013
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 59% of the way through.
Install history since 6 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ mari191912.4y ago
I like the plugin because it works on mobil devices.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ keymistress12.8y ago
This one actually works! No frills too. I’ve tried so many WP video gallery plugins before this. Thank you so much for writing this plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jtrollia13.0y ago
All is said. This plugin is really easy to use and simple but useful. Really nice work, pal. Hope you will keep it alive !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ David Swanson13.7y ago
Super Awesome plugin! Very easy to configure and the shortcodes makes it so easy! I go to my YouTube Channel. Create a PlayList of my videos the demo a product. I add the shortcode to the page and boom. I have all my lessons on my website. Great Job developers!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bugs bunny14.0y ago
blog crashes. switches you to another site.If you have time to try it on instant wordpress…
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A simple shortcode to embed playlists or handpicked videos in a single YouTube™ player."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use this", "use it").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions YouTube.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,738 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-04 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-02 200+ → 300+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-05-23 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-22 200+ → 300+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-05-09 300+ → 200+ down after 478 days in tier
- 2025-01-16 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-01-14 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-01-13 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Simple YouTube Responsive 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags B - I iframe 60K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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Advanced iFrame 40K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A - I Insert Pages 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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Embeds for YouTube 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
Embed YouTube Block – Fast Loading Videos, Shorts & Playlists 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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